Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.1
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NNE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121212111111111111778810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5755545049482828272613121212991211414442222
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
2.06
7:31AM
2.12
8:03PM
2.16
8:18AM
2.15
8:52PM
2.21
9:06AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.19
1:50PM
0.01
2:15AM
0.14
2:37PM
-0.04
3:05AM
0.12
3:25PM
-0.04
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------11311-----144--21
Temp. °C161616181919191919181816171919181718181616171716
Feels °C (?)141413141514141414121314161615161515121112121312
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